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The problem here is that signing one of Marcum, Jackson, Sanchez, etc. before Blanton would have been smarter to do because they're the better pitchers, meaning they would set the price tag for low tier pitchers like Blanton, instead of the other way around. Now low tier pitchers like Blanton are driving the price up for those second tier pitchers because he got overpaid and they will want to as well.

The Royals may be at a critical stage in the decision whether to trade top prospect Wil Myers for a starting pitcher such as the Rays' James Shields, tweet Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. *Bob Dutton believes the Royals would not hesitate to trade Myers for Shields, but that it'd probably require more.

The problem here is that signing one of Marcum, Jackson, Sanchez, etc. before Blanton would have been smarter to do because they're the better pitchers, meaning they would set the price tag for low tier pitchers like Blanton, instead of the other way around. Now low tier pitchers like Blanton are driving the price up for those second tier pitchers because he got overpaid and they will want to as well.

The thing is, though, they won't sign until Greinke does. Blanton isn't going to set the market for them, Greinke will. I have a very good feeling that the Blanton contract will look a lot better after all these guys sign(even if we snag one of them). Free agency has been a little crazy this year, with 3 guys getting $13 million coming off of down years, two of them getting it mainly due to career years in 2011 that they probably won't match going forward. With a complete lack of studs outside Greinke and Hamilton, second tier guys are going to get paid considerably.

Originally Posted by Pinstripe power

one guy doesn't take you from yearly playoff conteder to the worst team in football

Like many, if not most, of you: this isn't a good deal for the Halos. What does Dipoto know that we don't? I suspect they won't sign Greinke now because they could afford two SP for less than what he'll go for. I hope I'm wrong though. Hopefully it's only for depth...but for $15M? That doesn't sound like depth :/